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AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Hard-coded key needs no credentials (PR:N) and low complexity (AC:L); vendor's AV:A retained given OpenShift internal-network deployment; auth bypass + data access give C:H/I:H, no availability impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: ibm
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IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and access sensitive information due to a hard-coded cryptographic key.
AnalysisAI
Authentication bypass and sensitive-information disclosure in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for Red Hat OpenShift stem from a hard-coded cryptographic key (CWE-321) embedded in the product, scoring 8.1 (High) with the vector AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N. Because the key is embedded and therefore shared across deployments, an unauthenticated attacker who is positioned on the same adjacent network as an affected OpenShift deployment can bypass authentication and read or tamper with sensitive financial-transaction data, with no user interaction required; the assessment notes this is not confirmed as directly reachable from the public internet despite the description's 'remote attacker' phrasing. …
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| Exploitation | Requires the attacker to be on the same adjacent network (AV:A) as the IBM FTM instance deployed on RedHat OpenShift; it is not confirmed reachable directly from the public internet despite the description's 'remote attacker' phrasing. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | This is a genuinely serious vulnerability by impact class: a hard-coded cryptographic key (CWE-321) enables authentication bypass and disclosure of sensitive financial-transaction data, scored 8.1 (High) by IBM. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Apply the vendor fix - patch status is 'Patch available per vendor advisory', with the IBM support page https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641 providing the exact remediated version and installation steps for FTM for Red Hat OpenShift (no specific fix build is enumerated in the available data, so confirm the corrected level there before upgrading). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours, inventory all IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for Red Hat OpenShift deployments, determine which are reachable from adjacent or shared networks, and apply the vendor patch for CVE-2026-18181 where operationally safe; if patching cannot be completed immediately, restrict network access to FTM management and transaction interfaces to trusted segments and increase monitoring for anomalous authentication or data-integrity events. …
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